| Pl. | Team | Sp. | ss-u-n | U | N | Tore | Diff. | Punkte | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
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Nürnberg (A) 1. FC Nürnberg (A) | 29 | 15-7-7 15 | 7 | 7 | 57:36 | 21 | 52 | |
| 2 |
 |
Bielefeld (A) Arminia Bielefeld (A) | 29 | 15-6-8 15 | 6 | 8 | 45:29 | 16 | 51 | |
| 3 |
 |
Cottbus (A) Energie Cottbus (A) | 29 | 13-8-8 13 | 8 | 8 | 42:35 | 7 | 47 | |
| 4 |
 |
Oberhausen Rot-Weiß Oberhausen | 29 | 13-7-9 13 | 7 | 9 | 42:39 | 3 | 46 | |
| 5 |
 |
Aachen Alemannia Aachen | 29 | 13-7-9 13 | 7 | 9 | 46:44 | 2 | 46 | |
| 6 |
 |
Aue (N) Erzgebirge Aue (N) | 29 | 11-9-9 11 | 9 | 9 | 38:33 | 5 | 42 | |
| 7 |
 |
Duisburg MSV Duisburg | 29 | 11-8-10 11 | 8 | 10 | 42:36 | 6 | 41 | |
| 8 |
 |
Mainz 1. FSV Mainz 05 | 29 | 9-14-6 9 | 14 | 6 | 36:32 | 4 | 41 | |
| 9 |
 |
Fürth SpVgg Greuther Fürth | 29 | 9-11-9 9 | 11 | 9 | 47:43 | 4 | 38 | |
| 10 |
 |
Karlsruhe Karlsruher SC | 29 | 10-8-11 10 | 8 | 11 | 34:39 | -5 | 38 | |
| 11 |
 |
Lübeck VfB Lübeck | 29 | 9-10-10 9 | 10 | 10 | 42:46 | -4 | 37 | |
| 12 |
 |
Regensburg (N) Jahn Regensburg (N) | 29 | 9-10-10 9 | 10 | 10 | 35:42 | -7 | 37 | |
| 13 |
 |
Unterhaching (N) SpVgg Unterhaching (N) | 29 | 9-9-11 9 | 9 | 11 | 34:39 | -5 | 36 | |
| 14 |
 |
Trier Eintracht Trier | 29 | 9-8-12 9 | 8 | 12 | 40:47 | -7 | 35 | |
| 15 |
 |
LR Ahlen LR Ahlen | 29 | 9-7-13 9 | 7 | 13 | 29:40 | -11 | 34 | |
| 16 |
 |
Burghausen Wacker Burghausen | 29 | 8-8-13 8 | 8 | 13 | 31:36 | -5 | 32 | |
| 17 |
 |
Union 1. FC Union Berlin | 29 | 7-7-15 7 | 7 | 15 | 36:45 | -9 | 28 | |
| 18 |
 |
Osnabrück (N) VfL Osnabrück (N) | 29 | 7-6-16 7 | 6 | 16 | 29:44 | -15 | 27 |